Isaiah 25

Isa 25, Isaiah
25: Isaiah chapter 25: Antichrist as
the Abominable
Branch of the terrible
ones shall be brought low. The Branch is a song to be accompanied
with instrumental music. Isaiah speaks of Babylon religion in
contrast to a period in spiritual ZION where THE TRUE BRANCH Who will
build an ekklesia or synagogue as a SPIRITUAL KINGDOM where our
citizenship is in heaven.

Is
your heart listening to the
victory song? In the dark times, try to hum along -- until you can sing
it in perfect
pitch
and with your joy
made complete in Christ.

Thus
our series title is
"Learning
to Hear God's
Voice."
The oracles of
judgment in Isaiah are always tied to hope. And hope permits praise.
Then praise puts the worshipers' feet on high ground from which they can envision the deliverance Yahweh provides to
those who will, in
fact, hear his
voice.

There
is no better example of
this than the victory
song of Isaiah 25-27.
If you look back to chapter 24, you will find words of judgment
against the whole of Planet Earth. Not just Jerusalem.

Inherent
in the Bible and the
subject of many commentaries contemporaneous with the times of the
Bible is the belief that Lucifer was Satan who tried to usurp the
role of God as Word or Logos. In the Babylonian stories and
Gnosticism Sophia is personified as Wisdom. She is identified as the
serpent in Genesis and the OPHIS (a code word for sOPHISts) in the
book of Revelation. Her daughter, ZOE or Eve or Life, is identified
as the BEAST and the female instructing principle. She is the
mother-sister of "jehovah" who had to form musical worship teams to
get elevated up the heavenly spheres but NOT upt to the supreme god.
Their son was the Logos or the Word or Jesus Christ. The BRANCH is
another contrast between "singing with instrumental music" and
honoring God as His WORD.

By looking at Isaiah 4.2 and
then at Isaiah
14:19 the concept of the BRANCH as OPPOSITES is illustrated.

In
that day shall
the branch
of the
Lord
be beautiful and
glorious, and the fruit
of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escapedofIsrael.
Isaiah 4:2

Jesus
or Jehovah- Saves is
the true LIGHT in the form of supernatural knowledge. Branch
is:

Behold,
the days come, saith
the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King
shall reign
and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. Je.23:5

This
is not some future SECULAR
or CARNAL kingdom but a spiritual kindom. Zechariah prophesies of the
Branch Who is both KING and PRIEST and there will be harmony between
"them both." There is one king and one throne but the King is also
Priest.

Hear
now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before
thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth
my servant the BRANCH. Zech 3:8

And
speak unto him, saying,
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is
The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build
the
temple of the Lord:
Zec.6:12

The
"Spirit" is not a person
separated from the Godhead. Rather, the spirit which would rest upon
Messiah was truth:

The
seven "spirits" of
Isaiah 11:1-4 which would rest on the BRANCH
are all related to
forms
of spiritual
knowledge. Jesus said "My Words are Spirit and Life." Therefore, you
might join a venue for
Rock and Roll peddled
as "worship" but Jesus Christ WILL NOT be your free-of-charge Teacher
until He washes your spirit or mind. Only then do you have access to
the seven spirits represented by the Menorah or Candlestick which
gave LIGHT to the Holy Place along with the table of bread and the
incense altar. Each Christian "priest" must look into the Most Holy
Place with their own prayers. Then, you can enter into the Most Holy
Place to meet God. Jesus said that the ONLY new PLACE is the human
spirit as it gives heed to the Spirit of Truth through the Word.
Don't believe the lie that "musical teams" lead you into the presence
of God: that makes them claim to be God standing in the Holy Place.
Not in the vilest pagan temple could singers and musicians enter into
the holy precincts on the penalty of death. Don't follow people
making "Christianity" viler than paganism. If you are part of the 5
out of 13,000 congregations then you have become a laughingstock
just like the musical
idolatrs at Mount Sinai which forfeited and
continues to forfeit the Covenant
of
Grace.

AND
there shall
come forth a rod out
of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch
shall grow out of his
roots:
Isaiah 11:1

And
the spirit
of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit
of
wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
and might,
the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of
the Lord; Isaiah 11:2

And
shall make him
of quick
understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he
shall not judge
after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his
ears: Isaiah 11:3

And
all the people that heard
him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the
baptism of John. Luke 7:29

But
the Pharisees
and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. Luke
7:30

Satan
or Lucifer, the
singing and harp-playing prostitue as the king of
Tyre,
is also the FALSE
BRANCH as the LIGHT and the 'female instructing principle.'

Thy
pomp is brought down to the
grave, and the noise of thy viols:
the worm is spread under thee, and the worms [maggots] cover thee. Isaiah
14:11

How
art thou fallen
from heaven, O
Lucifer, son of the
morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the
nations! Isaiah 14:12

For
thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend
into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will
sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the
north: Isaiah 14:13

I
will ascend above the heights
of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Isaiah 14:14

Yet thou shalt be brought
down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Isaiah 14:15

But
thou art cast out of thy grave like
an abominable
branch
[striking
color], and as the
raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go
down to the stones of the pit; as
a carcase trodden under feet. Isaiah 14:19

The
common PRAISE word has
this background:

Halal (h1984) haw-lal'; a
prim. root; to be
clear (orig. of sound, but usually
of color); to shine;
hence to make a show,
to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causat. to
celebrate; also to stultify...

Ezekiel
tells much the same
story to show that the BRANCH in Isaiah 25 speaks of musical
instruments as the WEAPONS of Lucifer.

Son
of man, take up a
lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus
saith the Lord God; Thou
sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Eze
28:12

Thou
hast been in
Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the
sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper,
the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the
workmanship of thy tabrets
and of thy pipes
was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Eze.28:13

Thou
art the
anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon
the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst
of the stones
of fire. Eze 28:14

Thou
wast perfect in thy ways
from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Eze 28:15

By
the multitude of
thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned:
therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of
God: and I will
destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of
fire. Eze.28:16

of
a defenced city
a ruin: a palace of
strangers to be no city;it
shall never be
built.

Isa
25:3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee,
the city of the terriblenations
shall fear thee.

Isa
25:4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his
distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow
from the heat, when the blast [spirit] of the terrible ones is
as a storm
against the wall.

The
Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my
God, my strength, in whom I
will trust; my buckler, and the horn of
my salvation, and my high tower. Ps.18:2

That
at what time ye hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and
all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: Da.3:5

The
HORNS of the beast in
revelation speak of power but they also speak of the bow and other
musical instruments:

Keras (2768) ker'-as; from a
prim. 2595, (the
hair of the head); a horn (lit. or fig.): - horn.

Notice
that the HORN is used in
making a two-piece bow joined in the middle. It is also the name of
musical instruments. Look at psallo and the meaning of sending a
shaft from the bow: this is NOT a musical term:

1.
a missile, esp. an arrow,
2. like enchos, used of
any weapon, as a sword, Ar.: an axe, Eur.
3. the aganabelea of Apollo
and Artemis in Hom. always denote the sudden, easy death of men and women
respectively.
4. after Hom. of anythingswift-darting, Zênos belê the bolts of Zeus, himerou belos the shaft of love,

She
said, and from her quiver chose with speed
The winged
shaft, predestin'd for
the deed;
Then to the stubborn yew her
strength applied,
Till the far distant
horns
approach'd on
either side.

The
bowstring
touch'd her
breast, so strong she
drew;Whizzing
in air the
fatal arrow flew.

At
once the twanging bow and soundingdartThe traitor heard, and felt the point within
his heart.
Him, beating
with his
heels
in pangs of
death,
His flying
friends to
foreign fields bequeath.

The
conqu'ring damsel, with expandedwings,
The welcome message to her mistress brings.
Their leader lost, the Volscians quit the field,
And, unsustain'd, the chiefs of Turnus yield.

Kerobatês[keras] horn-footed, hoofed,
kerobatas PAN he that GOES with
HORNS, i.e. the HORNED GOD; he
that WALKS
the
MOUNTAIN-PEAKS

Deliverer

Because
he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set
him on high, because he hath known my name. Ps.91:14

Fortress

And
the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither.
Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
1 Chr.11:5

Rock

The
God of Israel said,
the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just,
ruling in the fear of God. 2 Samuel 23:3 ---And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for
they drank of that spiritual
Rock that
followed them: and that Rock
was Christ. 1
Corinthians 10:4 (Christ ia always evident in the O.T.)

Shield

He
shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Psalm 91:4 ---Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench
all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:16

God is my

Horn

And
hath raised up an horn
of salvation for
us in the house of his servant David; Luke1:69

High Tower

Wherefore
he saith, When he ascended up on high,
he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Ephesians 4:8

Refuge

O
Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall
come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our
fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no
profit. Jeremiah 16:19

Saviour is YASHA

And
she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew
1:21Joshua or Jesua is yÿhowshuwa - yashaýGod is my Jesus! (Zec
3)

Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the
Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by
the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts
to be
devoured, and they that
be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. Ezek
33:27

For
I will lay the land most
desolate, and the pomp of
her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be
desolate, that none shall pass through. Ezek 33:28

Then
shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most
desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
Ezek 33:29

Also,
thou son of man, the
children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors
of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to
his brother, saying,

Come,
I pray you,
and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. Ezek 33:30

And
they come unto thee as the people cometh,
and they sit before thee as my
people,
and they hear thy words,......but they will not do them:

for
with their mouth they shew much love,......
but
their heart goeth after their covetousness. Ezek 33:31

And,
lo, thou art unto them......
as a very lovely song of one that hath a
pleasant voice,......
and
can play
well on an instrument:......
...... for
they hear thy words,......
...... but
they do them
not.
Ezek 33:32

Nagan (h5059) naw-gan'; a
prim. root; prop.
to thrum, i. e. beat a
tune with the fingers; espec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence
(gen.) to make music: - player on instruments, sing to the stringed
instruments, melody,
ministrel, play (-er,
-ing..

Nagan (h5059) is used
interchangeably with Chalal (h2490) which means to play the flute,
pollute or prostitute.

Isa
25:5 Thou shalt bring down
the noise
of
strangers, as the heat
in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought
low.

It is important
to look at
individual words and we won't be lusting after MUSIC. Music is always
called NOISE in one form or another:

Then
said I, Lord,
how long? And he answered, Until the cities
be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without
man, and
the land be utterly desolate, Is.6:11

Woe
to the multitude of many
people, which make a noise
like the noise of the
seas; and to the rushing
of
nations, that make a
rushing like the rushing
of mighty waters
Is.17:12

The
nations shall rush like the
rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall
flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains
before the
wind, and like a
rolling thing before the whirlwind. Is.17:13

Hast thou not heard long ago,
how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have
formed it? now
have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced
cities into
ruinous heaps Is.37:26

Shuwr (h7788) shoor; a prim.
root; prop. to
turn, i. e. travel about (as a harlot or a merchant): - go, sing. See also
7891.

Branch A
symbol of kings
descended from royal
ancestors (Eze
17:3, Eze 17:10; Dan
11:7); of prosperity (Job 8:16); of the Messiah, a branch out of the
root of the stem of Jesse (Isa 11:1), the "beautiful branch" (Isa
4:2), a "righteous branch" (Jer 23:5), "the Branch" (Zac 3:8; Zac
6:12). Disciples are branches of the true vine (Joh 15:5, Joh 15:6).
"The branch of the terrible ones" (Isa 25:5) is rightly translated in
the Revised Version "the
song of the
terrible ones," i.e., the song
of
victory shall be
brought low by the destruction
of Babylon and
the return of the Jews from captivity. The "abominable branch" is a
tree on which a malefactor
has been hanged (Isa 14:19). The
"highest branch" in Eze 17:3 represents Jehoiakim the king.
[Easton's
Bible Dictionary]

(Feminine):
from H2167 ; a
song to be accompanied with instrumental music:---psalm (-ist),
singing, song.

Zamiyr (h2158) zaw-meer'; or
zamir zaw-meer';
and (fem.) zÿmirah zem-ee-raw'; from 2167; a song to be accompanied with instrumental music: - psalm (-ist),
singing, song

From
the uttermost part of the
earth have we heard
songs,
even glory to
the righteous.

Those
who sell them
say, 'Praise
the LORD, I am rich!' Their own shepherds do not spare them. Zec 11:5

Zamar (h2167) zaw-mar'; a
prim. root [perh.
ident. with 2167 through the idea of striking with the fingers]; prop. to touch the
strings or parts
of a musical instrument, i. e. play upon it; to make music,
accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music: -
give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.

That
at what time
ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the
king hath set
up: Da.3:5

Matthew Henry:The kind
reception of repentant sinners, is often in the New Testament likened
to a feast. The guests invited are all people, Gentiles as well as
Jews. There is that in the gospel which strengthens and makes glad
the heart, and is fit for those who are under convictions of sin, and
mourning for it. There is a veil spread over all nations, for all sat
in darkness. But this veil the Lord will destroy, by the light of his
gospel shining in the world, and the power of his Spirit opening
men's eyes to receive it. He will raise those to spiritual life who
were long dead in trespasses and sins. Christ will himself, in his
resurrection, triumph over death. Grief shall be banished; there
shall be perfect and endless joy. Those that mourn for sin shall be
comforted. Those who suffer for Christ shall have consolations. But
in the joys of heaven, and not short of them, will fully be brought
to pass this saying, God shall wipe away all tears.

Isa
25:6 And in this mountain
shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a
feast of wines on the
lees,
of fat things
full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

Isa
25:7 And he will destroy
in this
mountain the face of
the covering cast
over all people, and the vail
that is spread over all nations.

In
the New
Testament, Paul speaks of Israel being blinded by a veil: But even to
this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart (2
Corinthians 3:15). In Isaiah's day, it was more apparent that the
nations were veiled. In Paul's day, it was more apparent that Israel
was veiled. But for both the nations and for Israel, the remedy is
the same: Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken
away (2 Corinthians 3:16).

Isa
25:8 He will swallow
up death in
victory; and the Lord
God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his
people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath
spoken it.

The
last days did not culminate
in a secular or earthly kingdom. In fact, the eartly kingdoms will be
destroyed. Jerusalem is especially identified as SODOM. Therefor, the
beginning happens when we are baptized into Christ and have our
citizenship translated into heaven where there will be no spiritual
death.

Paul
uses this passage to speak
of the literal resurrection of the body. But again, this is not a
resurrection to our present world order.

So
also is the
resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in
incorruption: 1 Cor 15:42

It
is sown in
dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is
raised in power: 1 Cor 15:43

It
is sown
a natural
body;
it is raised a spiritual
body.
There is a
natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Cor 15:44

This
does not fit us to dwell
in a literal Jerusalem but in the heavenly Zion.

The
sting of death
is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 1 Cor 15:56

But
thanks be to
God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor
15:57

Therefore,
my
beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, alway abounding in the
work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in
vain in the Lord. 1 Cor 15:58

Isa
25:9 And it shall be said
in that
day,

Lo,
this
is our God; we have waited for him,

and
he will save us: this is the Lord;
we have waited for him, we
will be glad and rejoice
in his salvation.

How
beautiful upon
the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that
publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth
salvation; that saith unto Zion,
Thy God reigneth Is.52:7

And
he saw that there was no
man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm
brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
Is.59:16

For
he put on righteousness as
a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on
the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a
cloak. Is.59:17

Rejoice
greatly, O
daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding
upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zec.9:9

And
the Lord their God shall
save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be
as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
Zec.9:16

The
BRANCH will be Jehovah-
Saves or Joshua or Jesus. HE will sit on ONE THRONE as both king and
priest and their will be harmony between them Both.

Isa
25:10 For in this mountain
shall the hand
of the Lord rest, and
Moab shall be troddendown under him, even as
straw is trodden
down for the
dunghill.

Isa
25:11 And he shall spread
forth his
hands
in the midst of
them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he
shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their
hands.

Isa
25:12 And the fortress
of the high
fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to
the ground, even to the
dust.

Nagan (h5059) naw-gan'; a
prim. root; prop.
to thrum, i. e. beat a tune with the fingers; espec. to play
on a stringed
instrument; hence
(gen.) to make music: - player on instruments, sing to the stringed
instruments, melody, ministrel, play (-er, -ing..

And
it shall come
to pass in that day, that Tyre
shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king:
after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. Isa 23:15

What
is the song of the
prostitute:

Take
an harp, go about the city,
thou harlot that
hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing
many songs, that thou
mayest be remembered. Is.23:16

And,
lo, thou art unto them as
a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play
well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Eze.33:32

The
singers went before, the
players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels
playing with timbrels. Ps.68:25

And
thou shalt be brought
down,
and shalt speak
out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and
thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the
ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. Is.29:4

God's
kingdom authority is the reiteration
of his
commandments. When the
kingdom appears in power, it is time for people to repent. They must obey
(hupakouo) the gospel (2 Thess. 1:8,
compare apeitheo in 1 Pet. 4:17). The gospel itself requires a
certain kind of conduct (Acts 14:15, Gal. 2:14, Phil. 1:27; cf. Rom
2:16).

When
God comes into history, he
brings his power and authority to bear on his creatures. In kingdom
power, he establishes peace. So NT writers frequently refer to the
"gospel
of
peace"
(Eph. 6:15; cf.
Acts 10:36, Rom. 10:15), sometimes referring to the "mystery" of God
bringing Gentiles and Jews together in one body (Rom. 16:25, Eph.
6:19).

It
is this whole complex: God's
power to save, the reiteration of God's commands, and his coming into
history to execute his plan, that is the gospel. It is good news to
know that God is bringing his good plans to fruition.

Consider
Isa. 52:7, one of the
most important background passages for the New Testament concept of
gospel:

How
beautiful upon
the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
Who publishes salvation,
Who says to Zion, "Your God reigns." (ESV)

It
is the reign of God that is
good news, news that ensures peace and salvation. Even the demand for
repentance is good news, because in context it implies that God,
though coming in power to claim his rights, is willing to forgive for
Christ's sake.

If
Jesus was the wine
manufacturer then the imagry is of blinding those who will not hear
His Words:

And
the disciples
came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? Mt.13:10

He
answered and
said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven, but
to them it is not
given.
Mt 13:11

For
whosoever hath, to him shall be given,
and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever
hath not, from him
shall be taken away even that he hath. Matt 13:12

Therefore
speak
I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they
hear not, neither do they understand. Mt.13:13

Jesus
never spoke to the
multitudes without using a parable. The story of the wedding is that
of a fairly large group and the host has not supplied himself with
wine or "oil" for his lamp.

And
I saw the destroyer of destruction, when
the bride who is
corrupted is adorned:
and the

bridegroom
who corrupts and is
corrupted.

And I
asked the Truth, 'Who are these?'; and
He said to me,

'This
is the deceiver and the error;
odes, Ode 38:9-10
and they are alike in the beloved
and in his bride:
and they
leadastray and corrupt
the whole world: odes, Ode 38:11>
and
they
invite many to the banquet, and>
give
them to drink of the wine of their
intoxication,>
and
remove
their wisdom and knowledge, and so>
they
make them without intelligence" odes, Ode 38:12-13

And
it shall come
to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to
go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: Amos
8:9

And
I will turn your feasts into
mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I
will bring up
sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will
make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a
bitter day. Amos 8:10

Behold,
the days come, saith
the Lord God, that I will send a
famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord: Amos 8:11

And
they shall wander from sea
to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and
fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. Amos
8:12